Phoenix beat Spirit by seven wickets
Livingstone blasts 45 not out off 20 balls and Bethell 18* off eight to get Phoenix over line with 35 balls to spare
Clarke also makes 54 off 25 balls
Spirit post 126-6 - Williamson 33 (29); Boult 2-20, Livingstone 2-26
Phoenix won toss and bowl
Phoenix are bottom with one win; Spirit sit fifth with two victories
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Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesStill early days, but the Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell partnership in T20s/Hundred has been absolutely electric.
In nine partnerships, they have scored 432 runs at an average of 72 and at a run rate of 10.6 runs per over.
No partnership in world cricket has scored more runs at a run rate better than that.
Livingstone now has more sixes than anyone else in this year's competition too.
Don't forget his two wickets earlier as well.
Liam Livingstone is now the highest run scorer in this year's Hundred.
England picked their white-ball squads on Friday for series against Ireland and South Africa. Livingstone wasn't in any of them.
Liam Livingstone wins it with his fifth six!
This is a crushing win. The skipper finishes with 45 from 20 balls and the Phoenix win with a massive 35 balls to spare.
They are well and truly alive in this competition.
Two runs to win...
Livingstone looks a world beater when he plays like this.
Michael Carberry
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Liam Livingstone is very destructive. He looks like there's a little more thought in his batting now.
In the slot. You know the rest.
As straight as you like from Liam Livingstone.
Michael Carberry
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is some power display from Liam Livingstone. Not particularly great bowling from Olly Stone. He's guilty of just serving it up a bit to Livingstone.
Livingstone 25, Bethell 18
Livingstone smokes another but some superb fielding from Dan Worrall keeps him to one. It does mean Livingstone keeps the strike and, with only 16 more needed, the end is nigh.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Liam Livingstone is having fun again!
And another!
Liam Livingstone is in serious big-hitting form.
Liam Dawson has gone off the field again. I'm not sure it's worth it in this situation.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Welcome back Olly Stone! That was absolutely enormous. 98 metres. Not even a chance of a catch in the Hollies stand. In fact, it's on the roof.
LIAM LIVINGSTONE HAS CLEARED THE HOLLIES!
What a hit.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiam Livingstone takes a look to the leg-side boundary before Olly Stone begins his set. Watched out in the Hollies...
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That definitly wasn't the response Dan Worrall will have been planning for. Jacob Bethell flicks it off his hip effortlessly. He's flying now.
Whipped. Jacob Bethell clears the leg-side boundary this time.
Phoenix are in a hurry.
Jacob Bethell had waited for the right one to hit and once he gets it he takes full advantage.
Punted into the sight-screen by the 21-year-old.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warner,caught Duckett, bowled Livingstone Warner, caught Duckett, bowled Livingstone | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75.00 |
Smith,bowled Boult Smith, bowled Boult | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Williamson,bowled Wood Williamson, bowled Wood | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 113.79 |
Pope,caught Wood, bowled Livingstone Pope, caught Wood, bowled Livingstone | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 135.29 |
A Turner,bowled Boult A Turner, bowled Boult | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 133.33 |
Dickson,caught Duckett, bowled Howell Dickson, caught Duckett, bowled Howell | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 106.67 |
Dawson,not out Dawson, not out | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 150.00 |
Wood,not out Wood, not out | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.67 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 11 Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 11 | |||||||
Total,126 for 6 100 balls Total,126 for 6 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boult | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Milne | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
Southee | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.40 |
Livingstone | 20 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.80 |
Howell | 20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.10 |
Wood | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (3 balls) | Smith |
39 for 2 (30 balls) | Warner |
67 for 3 (52 balls) | Williamson |
81 for 4 (63 balls) | Pope |
108 for 5 (84 balls) | Dickson |
122 for 6 (96 balls) | A Turner |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smeed,bowled Wood Smeed, bowled Wood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Duckett,caught Williamson, bowled Dawson Duckett, caught Williamson, bowled Dawson | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 110.00 |
Clarke,caught Pope, bowled Worrall Clarke, caught Pope, bowled Worrall | 54 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 216.00 |
Livingstone,not out Livingstone, not out | 45 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 225.00 |
Bethell,not out Bethell, not out | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 225.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | |||||||
Total,131 for 3 65 balls Total,131 for 3 65 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.20 |
Worrall | 12 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.00 |
Gleeson | 15 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17.60 |
Stone | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17.40 |
Dawson | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
A Turner | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (2 balls) | Smeed |
46 for 2 (30 balls) | Duckett |
68 for 3 (40 balls) | Clarke |